Matheus Barbosa

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Barbosa and the second or paternal family name is Teixeira.

Matheus Barbosa Teixeira (born 18 August 1994), known as Matheus Barbosa, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre midfielder for Botafogo-SP.

Matheus Barbosa

Matheus Barbosa in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Matheus Barbosa Teixeira[1]
Date of birth	(1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth	São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil[2]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre midfielder
Team information
Current team	Botafogo-SP
Youth career
2009–2013	Grêmio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Grêmio	2	(0)
2014	→ ABC (loan)	7	(0)
2014	→ Botafogo-SP (loan)	0	(0)
2015	→ América de Natal (loan)	1	(0)
2016	→ Paulista (loan)	15	(0)
2016–2018	Atlético Tubarão	25	(3)
2018	→ Avaí (loan)	23	(2)
2019–2021	Avaí	32	(1)
2020	→ Água Santa (loan)	0	(0)
2020–2021	→ Cuiabá (loan)	25	(1)
2021	→ Cruzeiro (loan)	23	(6)
2021	→ Atlético Goianiense (loan)	11	(1)
2022–2023	Vasco da Gama	22	(0)
2023	Guarani	38	(4)
2024–	Botafogo-SP	7	(0)
International career
2011	Brazil U17	14	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:36, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Born in São Bernardo do Campo, Barbosa is a graduate of the youth academy of Grêmio and made his professional debut in the 2014 Campeonato Gaúcho, playing two times in the competition.^[3] On 2 February, he was loaned out to ABC for the 2014 Campeonato Potiguar.^[4] He went on to make seven appearances for the side and returned to his parent club in May.^[3] After a short stint with Botafogo SP, Barbosa was loaned out to América RN on 5 May 2015 for the remainder of the season.^[5]

In 2016, Barbosa signed with Atlético Tubarão and went on to make 17 appearances with the club in the second tier of Campeonato Catarinense.^[6][7] On 23 March 2018, he joined Avaí on a loan deal.^[8] Following the side's promotion to Série A, his contract was renewed for one year in December.^[9]

International career

Barbosa has been at the under-17 level and has won the 2011 Copa Sudamericano Under-17 with the side.^[3]

Club statistics

As of 13 October 2021

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Grêmio	2014[2]	Série A	0	0	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
ABC (loan)	2014[2]	Série B	0	0	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
Botafogo SP (loan)	2014[2]	Série C	0	0	—		—		—		7[a]	0	7	0
América de Natal (loan)	2015[2]	Série C	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Paulista (loan)	2016[2]	Paulista A2	—		15	0	—		—		—		15	0
Tubarão	2016[6]	Catarinense Divisão Especial	—		17	1	—		—		—		17	1
	2017[2]	Catarinense	—		2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2018[2]		—		6	2	1	1	—		—		7	3
	Total		—		25	3	1	1	—		—		26	3
Avaí	2018[2]	Série B	23	2	—		—		—		—		23	2
	2019[2]	Série A	18	0	14	1	4	0	—		—		36	1
	Total		41	2	14	1	4	0	—		—		59	3
Água Santa (loan)	2020[2]	Paulista	—		0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Cuiabá (loan)	2020[2]	Série B	25	1	—		4	1	—		1[b]	0	30	2
Cruzeiro (loan)	2021[2]	Série B	10	4	13	2	4	1	—		—		27	7
Atlético Goianiense (loan)	2021[2]	Série A	8	1	—		—		—		—		8	1
Career total			85	8	76	6	9	2	0	0	8	0	178	16

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Verde

Honours

Avaí

• Campeonato Catarinense: 2019